Tag Archives | motherhood

This is a quick list of all the ways I have failed just in the last week or so! I would be writing a book if I wanted to think about all the ways in the past year or more! Maybe you said, “Yep, me too!” for some of these! So stop being so hard […]

I know many subjects regarding motherhood aren’t exactly glamorous or fun to talk about, but we really need to start talking about them! Yes, even the “embarrassing” and “taboo” topics! While I know that some topics may seem scary to a mother-to-be, it’s still good to have a heads up before things happen. Women don’t […]

No one told me that having children was sometimes like putting a mirror up in front of your own face. No one told me that I would see myself in the dramatic way she sighs and rolls her eyes. No one told me I would hear my own words, bitter and sarcastic, coming out of […]

Every year it seems we all aim for the same things… finally lose that baby weight, purge/simplify, be more “present,” stop judging others, and the list goes on! I don’t need a new year to tell me I need to work on those. Those are all part of our never-ending list of #momgoals. This year, […]

There are so many it(s) that I have left to experience. I’m sure I will find the right time to use the phrase “life’s not fair” and I will understand why grand kids are better than my own kids. But until then, if you see a cartoon-like light bulb above my head, don’t worry. It’s just me […]

I don’t have a big bathroom at all. It’s not fancy. The shower head is whatever WPS installed on their energy plan visit. It’s not a walk-in or tile. I don’t even like the shower curtain anymore. But I LOVE my shower. I mean LOVE.

I went into the final days of my 42 week pregnancy armed with hopes and plans of what my experience as a new mom would be like. I arrived at the hospital on my induction date with a nervous smile and the naive expectations only first-time moms possess. The construction of my carefully laid out […]